Ashanti used to talk to herself whenever she was doing something because it helped her to focus and figure out what to do. Now that Ashanti is in the second grade, she only talks to herself when she is solving a difficult math problem. What is the purpose of private speech, and what did Vygotsky believe happened to children's private speech once they stopped using it?

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1. Vygotsky believed that private speech aids executive functions, such as inhibiting responses that detract from task performance, controlling attention, and shifting between ways of thinking. Research supports his view.
2. When children stop using private speech at around age 7, it becomes inner speech.
3. Inner speech is used by older children and adults to guide their thinking, particularly as problems become more difficult.

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